A Genealogical
Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692Volume #2Greenleaf
- Grinnell

By James Savage

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WILLIAM, Boston, shipwright, cous. of the
preced. b. in Eng. freem. 1673, m. 10 Oct. 1660, Ruth, d. of Thomas Swift of
Dorchester, had four s. and three ds. Mary, b. 28 Nov. 1662 ; Ann, 23 May
1665; Luke, 10 Feb. 1668; William, 20 Feb. 1671; John, 17 Feb. 1673; Samuel,
31 Aug. 1676; and Consider, 17 Mar. 1678. He m. sec. w. Elizabeth d. of
Elder Edward Rainsford, had Newman, 2 Apr. 1681; Edward, call. William on
town reg. 8 July 1684; Elizabeth 8 June 1686; 3 and Ann, 5 May 1688. This w.
d. 23 May 1688; and he m. 29 Nov. foll. Sarah Shove of Chelmsford, and d. 6
Aug. 1693, aged 52. Mary m. William Stone, and she is only d. of his five
nam. in the will of 1 Aug. 1693, of wh. William and John were excors.
WILLIAM, Boston, s. of the preced. m. July 1696, Elizabeth d. of Rev.
Increase Mather, and thus furnish. the opportun. for that pleasant relation
in the Magn. VI. 87, of the piety of the ch. Ann, sis. of this third
William, who d. at 5 yrs. old. He prob. had no ch. and his wid. m. 6 Oct.
1703, Josiah Byles. Four of this name had been gr. 1828 at Harv. and four at
other N. E. coll.

GREENSMITH, NATHANIEL, Hartford, was, prob. h. of the woman there
execut. for a witch, in 1662, supplying the first examp. of the dire
delusion in c. vii. of Mather's Magn. VI. 67. *STEPHEN, Boston 1636, ar. co.
1638, was more than once prosecut. for freedom of speech. Winthrop I. 214.
THOMAS, Hartford 1660. Hinman, 138.

GREENWAY, GRINAWAY, GRINOWAY, or GRINNOWAY, CLEMENT, Saco 1636.
Folsom, 36, JOHN, Dorchester, came, prob. in the Mary and John 1630, req. 19
Oct. to be freem. and 18 May foll. was adm. a millwright of much esteem,
brot. ch. perhaps one or more already m. in Eng. Ann, who was w. of Robert
Pierce, outliv. him almost 31 yrs. and a. 31 Dec. 1695, says Blake's Ann.
and the gr.stone a. 104 yrs. so perhaps the oldest tenant of that mansion;
Ursula, w. of Hugh Batten, and she came 1635, aged 32, with her maiden name,
as comp. to her sis. Mary who was w. of Thomas Millet, and passengers in the
Elizabeth; and Catharine, w. of William Daniel; had div. of ld. 1652; was
then old; and his w. Mary d. 23 Jan. 1659. OLIVER, Saco 1636. Sullivan, 219.
RICHARD, Salem 1637. Felt.

GREET, JOHN, Westfield, m. a d. of Edmund Hart, had John, b. 1
Jan. 1671. Perhaps he came from Weymouth with H. but he rem.

GREGORY, ELIZAPHAL, Windsor 1641. HENRY, Springfield 1639, rem. in
few yrs. to Stratford, and perhaps after 1650, rem. again or more prob. d.
soon; for distrib. of his est. 19 June 1655, was order. the eldest s. John
to have double portion, and he to be admor. but other ch. are not nam.
JACHIN, Norwalk, s. of John first of the same, had Mary, b. 5 Dec. 1669;
John, 25 Jan. 1671; Thomas, 17 Jan. 1673; Samuel, 19 Mar. 1676; Sarah, 15
Sept. 1678; Matthew, 17 Dec. 1680; and Jachin, 10 May 1682. JOHN, New Haven,
had Joseph, bapt. 26 July 1646; and Thomas, 19 Mar. 1648; rem. a. 1653 to
Norwalk, with all his ch. prob. John, Jachin, Thomas, Joseph, and Sarah; was
rep. sev. yrs. after 1662, and liv. in 1688. Sarah m. 10 May 1676, James
Benedict. JOHN, Norwalk, prob. s. of the preced. m. 18 Oct. 1663, Elizabeth
d. of Matthew Moulthrop, had Elizabeth b. Jan. 1665; Sarah, Dec. 1667;
Jonathan, June 1671; Abigail, June 1672; and Mary, Dec. 1674. JOHN,
Weymouth, by w. Hannah had Hannah, b. 9 Apr. 1669. JONAS, Ipswich, m. 1653,
Hannah, d. of Thomas Dow, and she d. 22 Feb. 1672. JOSEPH, Norwalk, prob. s.
of first John, is not by Hall said to have had any fam. JUDAH, Springfield,
m. 1643, Sarah, d. of Henry Burt, and no more is kn. of him, but that his
wid. m. 1649 Henry Wakley.

JUDAH, Norwalk, perhaps s. of first John of the
same, m. 20 Oct. 1664 Hannah, d. of Walter Haite, had Hannah, b. 24 Sept.
1665; John, 17 Mar. 1669; a d. Percie, 11 Feb. 1672; Joseph, 16 July 1674;
Lydia, 9 Jan. 1677; Josiah, 13 July 1679; and Benjamin, 26 Mar. 1682.
Perhaps he was a propr. of New Haven 1672; and in 1685 one of the first
sett. at Danbury. THOMAS, Norwalk, s. of first John, m. 25 Dec. 1679, E:liz.
d. of George Pardie of New Haven, had Martha, b. 31 Aug. 1680, perhaps, tho.
Hall calls the mo. Apr.

GRICE, or GRISE, CHARLES, Braintree, freem. 1651, had w. Margery
provided for in his will of 9 Nov. 1661, pro. 12 Nov. 1663, a s. David then
in Eng. of wh. it was so unc. whether he would come hither within three yrs.
after d. of testator's w. that testator would give to either s. that would
come of his bros. John and William, and if neither of them would come,
within three yrs. after notice, then all his real est. in fee to s.-in-law
William Owen. Whether Owen had m. a d. of Grice, or Grice had m. the mo. of
devisee in this contingency, I hope the historian of Braintree will
discover, or, at least, show, if the est. bec. vested in this s.-in-law.
JOSIAH, Boston, br. of the preced. freem. 1690, d. next I yr. SAMUEL,
Boston, freem. 1690.

GRIDLEY, JOHN, Boston 1681-3, was pub. executioner, and had a salary
but in one place this office is assigned to Joseph of wh I know.
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nothing. JOSEPH, Boston, perhaps s. of Richard, had w. Elizabeth s.
Richard, ds. Elizabeth and Mary, w. of ..... Perrin; but he had sec. w. 9
June 1654, Lydia wid. of Richard Floyd, or Flood; and by her had Mary, b. 22
Mar. 1655, and d. early in 1687. His will of 19 Mar. was pro. 14 Apr. of
that yr.

MATTHEW, Charlestown, s. of the preced. had w. Elinor. NATHANIEL,
Salisbury, m. 26 Aug. 1671, Elizabeth Ring of Andover, had Hannah, b. 11
Mar. 1676; Elizabeth 30 Oct. 1682; Maria, 24 June 1686; and Judith, 5 June
1689. PHILIP, Salisbury, by w. Ann had Hannah, b. 12 Mar. 1653; Mary, 24
Apr. 1655; and John, 4 Nov. 1656; and was k. by lightning. Ano. PHILIP of
Scarborough d. a. 1668, had inv. brot. in June of next yr. and his wid. m.
John Beaudesert of S. *RICHARD, Concord 1635, freem. Mar. 1638, rep. 1639
and 40, was an Elder of the ch. m. prob. as sec. or third w. 10 Dec. 1660,
wid. Mary Harrod, and d. 5 Apr. foll. aged 70 yrs. By will, of wh. he made
w. extrix. few days bef. his d. he gave most of his prop. to Christopher
Woolley. RICHARD, Roxbury, had w. Mary, and ch. there bapt. Mary, Elizabeth
and Joseph, all on 17 May 1657, some days after he had join. with the ch.
Abigail, 18 Sept. 1659; Esther, 5 May 1661; Samuel, 25 Jan. 1663; and
Hannah, 4 Mar. 1666; was freem. 1637, and he d. 28 Feb. foll. the last bapt.

RICHARD, Boston, gunsmith, was one of the pirates execut. with Thomas Pound
and Thomas Hawkins, their chiefs, Jan. 1691, as from the rec. is extr. in
Drake's Hist. of Boston, 490. ROBERT, Newport 1654, freem. of that Col.
1655. SAMUEL, Derby, d. 14 July 1691, leav. w. Elizabeth ch. Phebe, a. 6
yrs. and Elizabeth 4. SAMUEL, Charlestown, by w. Priscilla Crosswell had
Samuel, bapt. 6 Feb. 1687, the same day with his mo.; John, 7 July 1689;
Caleb, 3 Apr. 1692; Hannah, 12 Nov. 1693; Priscilla, 6 Sept. 1696; and
Sarah, 14 Apr. 1699. THOMAS, New London 1651, rem. 1654, to Stonington, d.
1661, leav. Thomas, and perhaps other ch. Admin. on his est. was giv. in
Boston 18 July for a creditor. See Geneal. Reg. X. 359.

GRIFFITH, HENRY, Cambridge, d. 12 Nov. 1639. JOSHUA, came from
London, in the Abigail, 1635, aged 25, and perhaps his resid. may be ascert.
in a happier day. WILLIAM, Boston 1676.

GRIGGS, GEORGE, Boston, came in the Hopewell, capt. Bundocke, from
London, 1635, aged 42, call. in the custom ho. rec. of Landen, in [[vol. 2, p. 315]]Bucks; with w. Alice, 42; and ch. Thomas, 15; William, 14; Elizabeth 10;
Mary, 6; and James, 2; emb. 1 Apr. had here Elizabeth again, b. 14 May 1636;
Sarah, 15 May 1637; and William, also, wh.d.in Dec.1638; and the sec.
Elizabeth d. May 1640. He d. 23 June 1660, hav. made his will 4 July 1655,
provid. for his w. s. James, and ds. Ann Jones, w. of Edward, Mary Brooks,
and Sarah King. The wid. in her will of 20 July 1662, pro. 1 May foll.
doubts if s. James ever come, names gr.ch. William King, and his mo. Sarah,
who had m. Roger Burgiss, and admin. was giv. to Robert Lattimore, who had
m. the d. Ann Jones. James was presumed, in 1665, being many yrs. unheard
of, to be d. The male descend. failed at once.

GRIGSON, or GREGSON, α THOMAS, New Haven, came from London
Boston 26 June 1637, in comp. with GOV. Eaton and John Davenport, was one of
the chief men, an active merch. and an Assist. of the Col. first treasr. and
first Commissr. for the Union with other N. E. Col. liv. on E. side of the
harbor, sailed in Jan. 1646 for London, with Lamberton and "divers
other godly persons," of wh. nothing was ever heard, the little vessel
hav. no doubt, foundered. He left wid. Jane, [[vol. 2, p. 316]]who liv. to 4 June 1702, one s. Richard and eight ds. Mary, bapt. 26 Jan.
1640; Phebe, 15 Oct. 1643; Abigail, 23 Feb. 1645; Ann, who m. Stephen
Daniels; Susanna, m. 13 May 1661, Abraham Cruttenden; Sarah, m. 12 Dec.
1667, John Gilbert; and 9 May 1676, Samuel Whitehead; Phebe was sec. w.
1673, of Rev. John Whiting of Hartford; and next, of Rev. John Russell of
Hadley. Richard liv. in Eng.